Fibroids (correct term: myomas or leiomyomas) are very common benign tumors of the uterus that may cause abnormal bleeding or sometimes grow large enough to cause infertility. A new trend of treating them with diet is commonly seen these days, claiming to offer “miraculous” “quick” and “easy” remedies for fibroids and sometimes the entire body. However, none of these claims are clinically proven.
The current clinically proven treatment of fibroids is surgical treatment. Medical treatment of abnormal bleeding (using oral contraceptives or progesterone intrauterine devices) is also acceptable. Dietary treatments of this condition are not clinically tested yet. A few low-quality clinical articles suggest dietary phytochemicals “might” have therapeutic effects.
Books like this are found on the internet offering miraculous and easy treatment for fibroid. A quick look at the ad and you will see all the telltale signs of a “snake oil” seller: offering one solution for multiple problems, calling it “clinically proven” without providing any evidence, and stories of “actual” people who claim to have been treated by this remedy (1).